Police pull plug on Ed Sheeran as he sings ‘Shape of You’ in street performance

Videos have emerged of police plugging the plug on Ed Sheeran as he performs on a street in Bengaluru, India.

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Fans have taken to social media to share clips of the incident, with the ‘Thinking Out Loud’ singer seen in one video telling the Church Street crowd: “We were going to play more than one song, but we’re only allowed to play only one song, so hopefully that’s enough”. A policeman is later seen plugging a plug and putting a stop to the set.

It remains unclear if the performance today (February 9) was impromptu, with conflicting reports popping up on social media. Sheeran is heard in one clip saying: “Everyone, we had permission to do this, but this policeman is shutting it down.”

NME has reached out to Sheeran for comment.

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